Hopefully you already are aware of the plight of orangutans in Borneo and Sumatra as logging and palm oil plantations continue to rapidly destroy their habitat. The rate of deforestation and habitat loss is so great that

TreeHugger has given Seventh Generation plenty of coverage for its line of eco-friendly cleaning products and recycled paper products. Now it's worthwhile pointing out that the Burlington, Vermont-based company

Image: Assembly of Upper Baram River headmen in 2006 (top left corner: the late Kelesa Naan, former headman of Long Kerong; top right corner: Bilong Oyoi, the deposed headman of Long Sait). Photo: The Bruno Manser Fund
In a move to seize control of land

I know I finger-wag at Indonesia and Malaysia quite frequently over the way in which palm oil is cultivated. Not only are the plantations such a severe threat to Orangutan habitat that the animals could be the first great ape (in

Malaysian architect Kevin Low likes small projects; after working around the world on everything from master plans to high end condos, he still designs mailboxes. The folded stair was designed to bring natural daylight into the middle of a long, narrow

Aerogel was invented in 1931. But at $3000 per kilogram, it's use has been limited to visionary projects and unique structural applications like reinforcement of tennis raquets. But that could change soon.

While children in some parts of the world count the environment as being among their top concerns, one study claims that Asia’s all-important next generation of global citizens are not nearly as concerned with the need for environmental protection as

Image: Small part of the bigger picture - deforestation in Borneo, Indonesia (World Resources Institute)In its annual Human Development Report released yesterday, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) highlighted the untenable environmental

Yes, we know - we're suckers for new species discoveries. The latest deep sea beastie roundup comes courtesy of an international research team that has just returned from the secluded Celebes Sea in Southeast Asia. The expedition - led by American

The global rise in temperatures spurred by the intensifying impact of climate change may be stunting the growth of rainforest trees — disrupting their ability to store carbon dioxide — according to a new study. Kenneth Feeley, a professor at Harvard

Sometimes I feel like the evil Mugatu in Zoolander, out to get Malaysia. I write a few posts about palm oil, orangutans and dying for a cookie? and get letters like "Your views on palm oil smacks of ignorance. ...Whatever little that I know of palm

A year ago we complained that rainforests were being cleared to grow palm oil, for use as biodiesel and in as a cheap and devious replacement in fryers for transfats, even though palm oil is high in saturated fats and not much healthier. In August we